Vaughn MacKenzie
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update?
Whitenite, any more news worth posting?
Whitenite, any more news worth posting?
Originally posted by whiteknight
. The mechanic told dad that he should have used a mopar filter instead of that off brand one.
Dad said that the mechanic and the service manager had a dumb look on their faces when he told them that the filter was a cummins OEM part manufactured by a subsidiary of Cummins, an approved filter as stated by Chrysler, and they were the ones it was being sent to for evaluation.
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Originally posted by whiteknight
UPDATE: Today we recived the lab report from Fleetguard which states that the filter is fine. The filter media, seam, shell, Center Tb (I'm not sure what that refers to), Gasket all tested fine. It states that it was impulse pressure tested from 0 to 125psi at . 5 hz for 10,000 cycles with no leaks or structural failure. It also states that the installation torque was 13 ft/lbs and removal torque was 25. 8 ft/lbs.
He took this information to the dealer here in Desoto, MO who it was towed to and they still said it was the filter that failed. So he called Chrysler customer service and the lady that he spoke with told him he would have to file for an arbitration request. She also told him that he didn't have any business changing the filter because he wasn't qualified. That when he got a little hot and told her that that is exactly what he has been doing for the last 30 years for a dealership.
This afternoon we both went back down to the dealer because dad needed the exact milage to fill out this form. I hadn't said anything until the service manager came out and mentioned how the gasket was sticking out of the filter and thats when I lost it. I told him he was full of @#$% I looked at the filter before the wrecker got there and the gasket was not sticking out of the filter. He then turned to my dad and asked him about it, he said "you were here when we took of the filter" and dad said "yea, I saw your mecanic take his finger and flip the gasket out of the groove when he took the filter off and handed the filter and gasket to you in two pieces". The service manger then got in a huff and said he wasn't doing any more to help him. (Like he was before) I am so fed up with this dealer and Chrysler.